About

CA$ 10,035

285

Gridstones: Night Sky

Welcome to the world Gridstones: Night Sky - the 10th anniversary edition of the original award-winning Gridstones game, by designer (and Game Artisan of Canada) Tim W. K. Brown.

Gridstones: Night Sky is a beautiful, elegant, and gripping game of strategy and visualization. Set in the night sky and featuring 49 of the modern constellations, the game is more engaging and entertaining than ever.

Constellations art by Jamie R. Jones

This abstract strategy and puzzle game is quick, thought-provoking, easy-to-learn and can be enjoyed by players of all skill levels, ages 7 and up.
Gridstones is great for casual players, and especially in its two-player mode, is perfect for more serious gamers who enjoy a quick strategic challenge.

On their turn, players place (or remove) Star Stones on (or from) the Sky Board to create a match to the pattern on Constellation Card(s) in their hand. But be careful, opponents will be trying to match their cards too, and the board will change with every turn.

Though the core of Gridstones: Night Sky is quick to pick up, it's not a game that is easy to master. The more you play, the better you will become at seeing patterns and visualizing how to strategize your play.
The game adapts to whoever is playing - a nice light game for casual players, or a high-strategy game for more serious gamers.

Examples of real astrophotography that may be used in the game

Other exciting additions to Gridstones: Night Sky include:

fresh new design;

real astrophotography;

special Shooting Star cards which give players an added element of strategy and control; and

beautiful synthetic Sapphire Star stones.

Real Sapphire Star stones are among the most rare and valuable precious stones on earth, and these synthetic gems are the perfect compliment to this elegant game.

So if you’re up for the challenge, grab a few friends and get hooked on this engaging, strategic game of pattern matching.

Gridstones: Night Sky… to be victorious, you must make the stars align.

Here is what is included in each copy of Gridstones: Night Sky...

Box (8" x 8" x 2")

Sky Board (matte finish cardboard)

49 Constellation Cards (see samples below)

7 Shooting Star Cards

20 synthetic Sapphire Star Stones

Velvet bag

Illustrated instructions

Here are 12 of the 49 Constellation Cards

Components will be upgraded as Stretch Goals are reached, so help spread the word.

Jamie R. Jones - artist, graphic design, game development and Game Artisan of Canada

Trevor Jones - photography, audio technician

Andy Jewett - graphic design

Jordan Richer - videography and animation

Fabio Del Rio - game development, publisher

Risks and challenges

Gridstones: Night Sky is our third Kickstarter project, we love this game and we strive to make it our best one yet.

We are very happy with how Gridstones: Night Sky is progressing. We have demonstrated the game at such events as The Gathering of Friends, Origins Game Fair and Gen Con and have received great feedback and very strong reviews.

The gameplay and rules are very close to complete, while the art and graphic design are still in progress. We strive to make this a beautiful and entertaining game.

There are inherent risks whenever undertaking a project as complex and large as producing and distributing a board game, but we have been developing and producing games for over 10 years.